U18 World League

Sundens IP
Spectators: 8154 (Terracing: 6117, Seating: 1875, VIP seats: 162) Sundens BK's Jonatan Stenström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lech Nakoneczny made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Peder Gernberg sent off a good shot on target. Lech Nakoneczny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximilian Dahlquist, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Radomir Turek in the 5th minute of play forced Sundens BK's goalkeeper Marcus Vase to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 minutes of play, Russówek's Konrad Dudek made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcus Vase was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcus Vase showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leszek Psotka in the 10th minute of the match. Marcus Vase took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Pozorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albert Gernberg kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Radomir Turek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Vase saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgar Olchowy during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th match minute, Russówek was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Olchowy to maneuver through the defense. Lech Nakoneczny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gert Wickander in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match Sundens BK got a corner. Russówek's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonatan Stenström ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Sundens BK's Alf Bock getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eskil Britz during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Eskil Britz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcus Vase showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Dudek, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peder Gernberg in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lech Nakoneczny saved Russówek from getting behind. Maximilian Dahlquist scored 1-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lech Nakoneczny, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When Peder Gernberg came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Sundens BK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Peder Gernberg couldn't finish the play. Maximilian Dahlquist took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lech Nakoneczny. Lech Nakoneczny dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Gert Wickander managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sundens BK's supporters rose to their feet, but Gert Wickander was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lech Nakoneczny breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lech Nakoneczny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peder Gernberg in the 57th minute of the match. Lech Nakoneczny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peder Gernberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Dahlquist in the 62nd minute of play forced Russówek's goalkeeper Lech Nakoneczny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Sundens BK booed when Russówek was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Olchowy didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Sundens BK's goal looked a bit too open when Konrad Dudek came free, but Marcus Vase reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Russówek's zone, Peder Gernberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lech Nakoneczny came out of the goal and Peder Gernberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Russówek's Lech Nakoneczny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peder Gernberg in the 73rd minute of play. Lech Nakoneczny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gert Wickander in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Boleslaw Pstrongowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute Gert Wickander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lech Nakoneczny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gert Wickander in the 83rd minute of play forced Russówek's goalkeeper Lech Nakoneczny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadeusz Pozorski hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. If Peder Gernberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Sundens BK getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Albert Gernberg hit a great ball. Marcus Vase made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leszek Psotka in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatan Stenström in the 93rd minute of play forced Russówek's goalkeeper Lech Nakoneczny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Sundens BK defense, Tadeusz Pozorski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Vase. The Sundens BK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Vase should have stopped the shot. Russówek's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.